Mooching Rod Builds

[Bambam]

Hey Folks.

I am looking to get a set of rods built for guiding next season and just have a few questions. I am a guide at Langara and as everyone knows, we are 8oz weights and baits. In the past years I have ran the Okuma Salish 10'6" 15-30 rods, which are great rods but the tips just keep snapping on me and its getting annoying. I have tried to find other rods that I like but I just haven't found a rod that I like with components that last at least a season. I run MR3's (I bought 4 of the new magenta reels to spice things up this season and needed to retire my older reels) , modified so the clicker doesn't make noise when line comes out to avoid attacking mammals lol and as the ease of maintenance for myself. I just have a few questions on parts and need some opinions. In the past I guided at QCL for a short stint and liked the TrophyXL Glass rods but I cannot find the blanks anywhere. I found a company out of the USA and these rods have a little extra length at 11'4" which I really like as we fish 4 rods out of the Ironwoods. I would love to just have a nice set of 4110 or 4120 Sages but you can't just buy tip section blanks and this company will. Im open to opinions on other blanks that guys are building or have built but again, they need to be durable enough for a guest to abuse, like we all know does happen from time to time. Part of the job and I get it. Even lost a complete set up this season by someone missing the rod holder when there was another bite (ps if anyone catches a silver MR3 at Seath Pt, I'd love to have it back haha) anyways!

Anyone have an opinion on this blank?

CT1145-2 - Stryker Rods

strykerrods.us

What reel seats and guides from ALPS are guys using for the salt ?

I decided with going with either Texalium or Woven Carbon fibre grips, due to the fact that herring scales are my enemy and I just like the feel of these and ease of fitting into the rod holders. Anyone have experience with the texalium form ALPS?

Let me know and appreciate any suggestions.

 

[mikep]

Just buy the sage 4110s. You won't snap tips, I guided with these of the outpost for 3 seasons and absolutely abused them without breakage. Like wrap the tips around downrogger cable and not break them.....they are very tough. All I fish is 3106 sages now and have never broken a tip. They are worth the $$$$. You can get only the tip warranteed it just takes a few months. If you are dead set on the sages look at talon rod blanks.....also rolled in the USA..

 

[mikep]

Also for reel seats just go fuji graphite....used them all and these are the best for mooching rods. For guides I would seriously consider the alps titanium guides as they will never corrode. As for handles I am not sure you will like the carbon. It's slipery so you may add to the collection of rods in the ocean....

 

[Bambam]

Just buy the sage 4110s. You won't snap tips, I guided with these of the outpost for 3 seasons and absolutely abused them without breakage. Like wrap the tips around downrogger cable and not break them.....they are very tough. All I fish is 3106 sages now and have never broken a tip. They are worth the $$$$. You can get only the tip warranteed it just takes a few months. If you are dead set on the sages look at talon rod blanks.....also rolled in the USA..

Have you had any experiences with the talon rods? what model?

 

[wildthing]

for a tough lodge rod just go with the newer model amundson moocher X if the carbon rear is not to your liking just hockey tape it .....lol

if you break there tips your doing something very wrong in fishing style .... or put a couple of gummie beads on before the snap ... and don't bend the tips back over by hand... good thing is they have an under frame on the tip so the line does not get snagged around if it twisted up...

 

[wildthing]

oh and Mike P wraps/ builds beautiful rods seen his sages done from blanks and he knows his stuff trust me on that ........